“Easby is a picturesque ruin under the shadow of the town and mighty castle of Richmond. The church is not a fragment of a monastery but a lay church that once stood next to the old gatehouse to the abbey. The abbey decayed but the church preserved both its old cross and its wall paintings.”

“The chancel’s east window is a masterpiece of English stained glass. It was saved from the 1906 fire when, at the last moment, the wind changed direction. Today it glows with a different fire, that of medieval artistry living into the present day.”

“The transept is dominated by the priory’s famous night staircase, once leading directly to the canons’ dormitory from which they could troop down for nocturnal services. This is one of the finest monastic relics in an English church.”